Army selects Sikorsky to build new troop carrier helicopter
The Army ordered production of an advanced twin engine assault helicopter and awarded Sikorsky Aircraft Division a major contract. The plan calls for 1,107 helicopters at about 3.4 billion dollars, with initial orders totaling 144.6 million to Sikorsky and 49.4 million to GE for engines. The aircraft aims to replace UH-1 Huey and support 11 soldiers with gear, potentially boosting Stratford jobs by over 2,000.
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Washington
Army
Sikorsky Aircraft Division
United Technologies Corp
Sikorsky
Stratford
Conn
Boeing
Edward Miller
Miller
General Electric Co
Lynn
Mass
Pentagon
Austria
West Germany
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Canada
Australia
Hughes Helicopters
Ford
Ski-Masked Bandits Rob City Couple At Residence
Police describe two ski masked men forcing Eve Hall and her husband Bud into their Lawton home and taking a purse after ransacking the house. Detectives link the incident to earlier December robberies of two other couples, though investigators doubt the same men are involved. The earlier crimes targeted Fort Sill soldiers and spouses, with valuables and pay.
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Dan Manley
Lawton
Eve Hall
Birch
Bery
Jack Shutts
Fort Sill
Carter names Califano to head HEW and picks Schlesinger for energy role
President elect Carter completes Cabinet selections by naming Washington lawyer Joseph Califano Jr. to lead the Health Education and Welfare Department. He designates former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger as energy policy coordinator and potential head of a new Energy Department, and taps Theodore Sorensen to head the CIA.
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Theodore Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Central Intelligence Agency
Califano
Carter
Department of Energy
Schlesinger
Atomic Energy Commission
Lyndon B. Johnson
Youth Fights Off Puma With Knife in Colorado Snowshoeing Attack
A 14-year-old in Rye, Colorado fought off a mountain lion with a hunting knife after the animal mauled him on a snowshoe trek. The youth was in satisfactory condition. the lion was shot and killed. Deputy Ivan Dale identified Thane Morgan of Pueblo as the bite victim, with the attack near a mountain lodge before noon. Morgan walked to a lodge and was taken to St Mary Corwin Hospital in Pueblo. Morgan’s mother said he used a hunting knife to fend off the animal. Mike Steele of Rye, preparing to shoot with a .38 revolver, found tracks and killed the lion. The yearling female lion had a deep wound on its upper foreleg. Wildlife official Stan Avie called the attack extremely rare.
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Rye
Colo
Ivan Dale
Thane Morgan
Pueblo
St. Mary Corwin Hospital
Morgan
Mike Steele
Dale
Stan Avie
Christmas Remains The Most Joyful Time Of All
An American 8th Air Force pilot recalls landing in England in December 1943 and staying at the Great Western Hotel in New Quay. He describes a wartime Christmas scene with RAF hospitality and festive decor, noting an elder local’s view that Christmas reveals England’s true character. The reflection celebrates Christmas as the time when goodness prevails and love drives human behavior.
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8Th Air Force
New Quay
England
Southwest Oklahoma Weather Forecast
Fair skies and mild temperatures are expected in Southwest Oklahoma through Friday. Light southerly winds tonight with a low near 30. Friday's high around the mid 30s. Wednesday's high reached 49 and the low 24.
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Oklahoma
Christmas Eve Services Planned Across Lawton Fort Sill Area
Large crowds are expected as more than 25 Catholic and Protestant services are scheduled for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the Lawton Fort Sill region. Readings and music range from children’s pageants to Bach with organ trio. St Andrews Episcopal conducts two services at 7 pm and 11 pm with a Burt carol program by the children’s choir.
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Lawton-Fort Sill
Bach
Wiliam Merrill
St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
Lawton
Merrill
St. Andrews Episcopal
Alfred Burt
Bostwick, Lae
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Boeing Vertol Co
Lee Copter
Sorensen Chosen
Department
Department of Interior
Schiesinger
White House
Danny Irwin
Carolyn Shirey
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Danny
Paula Irwin
Cherry
Carolyn
W. C. Shirey
Puma
Great Western Hotel
Royal Air Force
RAF
Santa Claus
Paul
McClung
Frank Sneed
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